Back in early June, I blogged about the baby shower that my Southwind friends and I hosted for Brandy. The last sentence of that blog was "I wonder who the next baby shower will be for...". Little did I know, we would be finding out about a week later. We got the news that following week that our friend Jenny and her husband Patrick had been chosen to adopt for the second time! We were so excited because we have shared this journey with her over the years. They were blessed with their first child, Adeline, over 3 years ago and now were matched with another baby! That just goes to show what an awesome family they are! The baby (gender would not be revealed until birth) was due in the middle of July. We knew it was time to plan another shower and we had to work fast! Jacob Murphy came into the world on July 7 and we quickly decided on a safari theme. Jenny and her family came into town this weekend and we got to celebrate with her yesterday at Sara's house.
Ashley and I were in charge of food. I am a firm believer that you can have very simple food at a party and it is the presentation that really makes it special. I found these cute containers (actually photo boxes) and made some animals to help dress up the food.
Zebra cakes were our favors.
This is supposed to look like a lion.
Emily made an adorable monkey cake along with some mini cupcakes for the kids.
Sara wrapped up the silverware and made a onesie banner.
I made a name banner that decorated the living room.
The guest of honor! Jacob is so cute and he slept the entire time.
Jenny got some fun new stuff for Jacob. Ava and I put together a array of stuff in a simple black tote.
We had a great time together as always. Brandy was not able to make the trip because her baby, Caroline, is due any day now.
We are thinking we should have at least a year break from any more babies in our group. But you never know! Congratulations Pat, Jenny, Adeline, and Jacob on your beautiful family of four!
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